TABLE 1.

Individuals analyzed in the study and their clinical status

Patient no.	Serology for Chagas' disease	Clinical form	Age (yr)	Sex	LVEF (%)	LVDD (mm)
N1	Negative		43	Female
N2	Negative		27	Female
N3	Negative		23	Female
N4	Negative		31	Female
N5	Negative		21	Male
N6	Negative		19	Male
N7	Negative		20	Male
I1	Positive	Indeterminate	55	Male	60	55
I2	Positive	Indeterminate	38	Female	70	52
I3	Positive	Indeterminate	50	Female	68	50
I4	Positive	Indeterminate	34	Female	67	46
I5	Positive	Indeterminate	68	Female	NDa	ND
I6	Positive	Indeterminate	39	Female	69	46
I7	Positive	Indeterminate	38	Female	66	49
DC1	Positive	Cardiac	59	Female	34	70
DC2	Positive	Cardiac	53	Male	22	69
DC3	Positive	Cardiac	ND	Male	ND	ND
DC4	Positive	Cardiac	50	Male	51	64
DC5	Positive	Cardiac	63	Male	37	65

^aND, not determined.